Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.527Existing application to cancel negative notice
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sec.527 Existing application to cancel negative notice
This section applies if— before the commencement a person had applied to the commissioner to cancel the person’s negative notice under section 236; and immediately before the commencement, the application had not been decided. At the commencement— if the person is a new relevant disqualified person— the application is taken to be withdrawn; and the commissioner must give written notice about the withdrawal of the application to the person; or if the person is not a new relevant disqualified person—the commissioner must decide the application under the amended Act. s 527 ins 2013 No. 14 s 4 (sec.527-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement a person had applied to the commissioner to cancel the person’s negative notice under section 236; and immediately before the commencement, the application had not been decided. (sec.527-ssec.2) At the commencement— if the person is a new relevant disqualified person— the application is taken to be withdrawn; and the commissioner must give written notice about the withdrawal of the application to the person; or if the person is not a new relevant disqualified person—the commissioner must decide the application under the amended Act.
- (a) before the commencement a person had applied to the commissioner to cancel the person’s negative notice under section 236; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement, the application had not been decided.
- (a) if the person is a new relevant disqualified person— (i) the application is taken to be withdrawn; and (ii) the commissioner must give written notice about the withdrawal of the application to the person; or
- (i) the application is taken to be withdrawn; and
- (ii) the commissioner must give written notice about the withdrawal of the application to the person; or
- (b) if the person is not a new relevant disqualified person—the commissioner must decide the application under the amended Act.
- (i) the application is taken to be withdrawn; and
- (ii) the commissioner must give written notice about the withdrawal of the application to the person; or